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| a | as in "ah" (Father) |
| e | ay as in "Say" |
| i | ee as in "See" |
| o | as in "oh" |
| u | oo as in "you" |
| v | uh as in "Mother" |
| k | almost a "G" sound | ||||||||
| t | almost a "D" | ||||||||
| ts | almost"CH" or "J" | ||||||||
| tl | almost "DL" | ||||||||
| h,l,m,n,q,s,w,y | same as English |
| syllables starting with "ga" | |
| syllables starting with "tla" | |
| syllables starting with "ka" | |
| Hello / Hi | 'osi'yo | oh-see-yo |
| How are you? | to'hi'tsu | toh-hee-choo |
| yes, I'm fine | to'hi'quu | toh-hee-kwoo |
| BEAR | 'yo na | yoh-nah |
| BUFFALO | ya na sa | yah-nah-sah |
| CAT | 'we'si | way-see |
| DEER | 'a'wi | ah-wee |
| DOG | 'gi'li | gee-lee |
| EAGLE | wo ha li | woh-hah-lee |
| HAWK | ta wo di | tah-woh-dee |
| HORSE | 'so qui'li | soh-kwee-lee |
| WOLF | 'wa'ya | wah-yah |
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